In Theory...
The right pair of Genes
Baby steps!
Safety First!
It's Elementary
100

There are two types of developmental theories, what are they?

Continuous and Stage Development

100

A human has this many chromosomes total:

a) 23 b) 35 c) 46

What is 46

100

The practice of safely wrapping an infant in a blanket to help calm the infant during sleep time is called________.

  1. swaddling

  2. the Ferber method

  3. A-B-C method

  4. papoosing

What is swaddling

100

This concept or medical practice began development in the 1700s starting with milkmaids in order to prevent smallpox!

What is vaccination.

100

Children ages 4-7 often play team sports, which aids in this type of movement- Trust me, they're fine no matter how nasty they get. 

What is gross motor movement.

200

This scientist founded the theory of classical conditioning.

Who is Pavlov

200

Which disorder results from a combination of multiple genetic and environmental factors?

  1. cystic fibrosis

  2. type 2 diabetes

  3. Down syndrome

  4. Fragile X syndrome

What is Type Two Diabetes 

200

Babies develop this type of grasp- it often indicates that they are ready to feed themselves. 

What is the Pincer grasp.

200

Children who suffer from malnutrition can often become _______ in growth.

a) exhausted

b) arrested

c) stunted 

What is stunted.

200


In what type of play do children play separately from each other but engage in similar activities?

What is parallel play.

300
What are the four parts to Piaget's cognitive theory?

1. Sensorimotor, Pre-operational, Concrete Operational and Formal Operational

300

What is the process in which an ovum, or egg, is released from an ovary?

  1. fertilization

  2. ovulation

  3. menstruation

  4. specialization

What is Ovulation

300

What is typically the least fully developed sensory system in newborns and infants?

What is sight.

300

Children who are located in lower SES communities are less likely to have access to what type of food?

What is fresh food, cleaner water, vegetables ect. 
300

Children are able to recognize what traits about themselves in early childhood?

What is gender, race, any type of physical trait. 

400

The Zone of Proximal Development was developed by:

1. Piaget

2. Freud

3. Vygotsky

Who is Lev Vygotsky

400

What is an Allele?

One of two or more alternative versions of a gene that code for a specific trait or characteristic.

400

Which is an example of intermodal perception?

  1. An infant touches a block and feels its sharp edges.

  2. A toddler hears a shaking rattle.

  3. A toddler smells cinnamon apples and smiles.

  4. A baby sees and hears a parent play peek-a-boo.

What is A baby sees and hears a parent play peek a boo.

400

Spanking is ___________ for children. 

What is traumatizing, not good,  harmful.

400

A child that is prosocial, can be left alone and can regulate emotions could be said to have what type of attachment to others?

What is secure.

500

There are eight stages in the man's theory... 

Who is Erickson

500

Please describe phenotype vs. a genotype.

The genotype is an organism's unique genetic makeup (its set of genes or alleles), while the phenotype is the observable physical or functional traits (like eye color or behavior) that result from that genotype interacting with environmental factors.

500

Babies grow in a pattern called proximodistal, which mean they grow like this:_____________ instead of adults who grow from the head down in a cephalocaudal patten.

What is from the center out.

500

Parents who are their children's friends are what type of parenting style? 

What is permissive?
500

What stage of Erickson's theory is a child age five in?

What is initiative vs. guilt. 

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